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Gadsden, Alabama Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Gadsden fell 0.0 percentage points in May 2023 to 2.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points higher than the Alabama rate. The unemployment rate in Gadsden peaked in April 2020 at 20.1% and is now 17.6 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.5% in March 2023, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Gadsden unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate May 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.7% +0.3 +0.1
Alabama 2.2% 0.0 -0.3
Gadsden 2.5% 0.0 -0.5
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with May 2023 data as June metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Gadsden, Alabama, National

Gadsden, Alabama monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Gadsden, Alabama Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Gadsden peaked in April 2020 at 8,347. There are now 7,367 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 956 in April 2023, the number of unemployed has now grown by 24. Gadsden employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Gadsden, Alabama) is also available.

Unemployed Persons May 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Gadsden 980 +24 -223

Number of Unemployed Persons

Gadsden, Alabama Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate		 Alabama
Unemployment Rate		 Gadsden
Unemployment Rate		 Gadsden
Unemployed
June
2023		 3.6% — — —
May
2023		 3.7% 2.2% 2.5% 980
April
2023		 3.4% 2.2% 2.5% 956
March
2023		 3.5% 2.3% 2.5% 972
February
2023		 3.6% 2.5% 2.7% 1,040
January
2023		 3.4% 2.6% 2.8% 1,104
December
2022		 3.5% 2.6% 3.0% 1,164
November
2022		 3.6% 2.6% 3.0% 1,164
October
2022		 3.7% 2.6% 3.0% 1,171
September
2022		 3.5% 2.6% 3.0% 1,186
August
2022		 3.7% 2.6% 3.1% 1,202
July
2022		 3.5% 2.6% 3.1% 1,211

1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩

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